Hernando Healthcare Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Brooksville, FL EIN: 59-2756094

Hernando Healthcare Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Brooksville, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $100K. Net investment income was $117K.

Hernando Healthcare Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Hernando Healthcare Foundation Inc gave $100K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$100,000
+5.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
+25.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$20,000
-15.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$15,000
Total assets
$1,783,230
+1.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Hernando Healthcare Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

PHSC Foundation: $35KPHSC Foundation$35KVincent Academy: $20KVincent Academy$20KChildren's Advocacy: $15KChildren's Advocacy$15KPaul Farmer Scholarship Fund: $15KPaul Farmer Scholarship Fund$15KA New Generation: $15KA New Generation$15K

The largest 2025 recipient was PHSC Foundation ($35K). Together the top 5 received $100K.

Grant Size Distribution

19 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 19 (89%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

States

Cities

BrooksvilleDade CityNew Port RicheyTallahasseeSpring Hill

How Hernando Healthcare Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−5%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 234% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K3 grants2021 3 grants2022 4 grants2023 4 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $95K (2024) to $105K (2022). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $100K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
PHSC Foundation New Port Richey, FLHealth Care Scholarships & Ed Equip$35,000
Vincent Academy Dade City, FLSocial Services$20,000
Children's Advocacy Brooksville, FLSocial Services$15,000
Paul Farmer Scholarship Fund Tallahassee, FLScholarships$15,000
A New Generation Spring Hill, FLSocial Services$15,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,783,230$138,047$120,740$100,0005$200,000$117,307$85,375
2024$1,750,835$170,737$114,650$95,0004$95,000$151,087$78,330
2023$1,517,034$73,806$120,303$100,0004$100,000$53,503$72,135
2022$1,444,115$142,401$134,875$105,0003$105,000$112,526$80,327
2021$1,882,143$175,198$117,257$105,0003—$165,691$86,863

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Hernando Healthcare Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $85K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Hernando Healthcare Foundation Inc is led by Ronald Wheeles, Chairman since 2023 (on filings since 2021); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ronald Wheeles

    Chairman

    Secretary → Chairman, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Nicolai

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Kent Eppley

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Tricia Bechtelheimer

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel B. Merritt Jr.

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Steve Emerson (2021) — Chairman

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Hernando Healthcare Foundation Inc

How much does Hernando Healthcare Foundation Inc give each year?

Hernando Healthcare Foundation Inc gave $100K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $95K across 4 grants.

What is Hernando Healthcare Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Hernando Healthcare Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $20,000, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Hernando Healthcare Foundation Inc give grants?

Hernando Healthcare Foundation Inc gives mostly in Florida: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Hernando Healthcare Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Hernando Healthcare Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Social Services" (3 grants).

Who are Hernando Healthcare Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

Hernando Healthcare Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include PHSC Foundation ($35,000), Vincent Academy ($20,000) and Children's Advocacy ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 70% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Hernando Healthcare Foundation Inc?

Hernando Healthcare Foundation Inc reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $200K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $85K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Hernando Healthcare Foundation Inc's EIN?

Hernando Healthcare Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-2756094. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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